MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑12‑31 | 48 | 171 | Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
Target Not Found: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bomb Wing on today's mission. The primary target was a ship reported to be at or near the mouth of the River Garonne. However, the target was not seen due to 10/10 cloud cover, while the secondary target was hidden by 8/10 clouds, so the formation returned without attacking. Bombs were mostly jettisoned in the English Channel. Due to weather and fuel shortage, most aircraft landed at other bases. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead. Landed away at 'Little Stanton' (assumed Little Staughton); bombs returned. |
No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑39888 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | HOTNUTS |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Sprague, Alfred Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Geary, James Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Baldwin, Pendleton Gaines⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Pierce, Kermit Aubrey⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Anderson, Clarence Denton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Marshall, Dean William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Stearman, Charles Lee Verne⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Aune, Rudolph (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Abramowitz, Abraham Bernhard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Redding, George Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |